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FM HONG KONG
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TELNO 134
OF 160924Z JANUARY 92
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YOUR TELNO 52 AND OUR TELNO 56: BILL OF RIGHTS: REVIEW OF
LEGISLATION.
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1 PARA 1 OF YOUR TUR: WE PROPOSED IN OUR SECOND TUR THAT IN THE CASE OF THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY AND ICAC ORDINANCES WE SHOULD PURSUE OPTION (C) I.E. NOT TO BRIEF THE CHINESE AT ALL BUT TO LEAVE THEM TO INQUIRE ABOUT OUR PROPOSALS ONCE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS HAVE BECOME PUBLIC. WE DO NOT SEE ANY ROOM FOR AN APPROACH FALLING BETWEEN OPTIONS (B) AND (C): EITHER WE BRIEF THE CHINESE OR WE DO NOT BRIEF THEM. WE SEE NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BRIEFING AND A COURTESY BRIEFING AS BOTH WILL FALL BETWEEN EXCO DECISION AND INTRODUCTION INTO LEGCO. NOR DO WE THINK THE CHINESE WOULD MAKE ANY SUCH DISTINCTION. MINISTERS' AGREEMENT THAT WE SHOULD PUBLISH AND PROCEED WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO THESE TWO ORDINANCES WITHOUT FURTHER ADVANCE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE SEEMS TO US TO AMOUNT TO AGREEMENT TO OPTION (C). GRATEFUL IF YOU
WOULD CONFIRM.
2. PARA 2 OF TUR: ASSUMING A SMOOTH PASSAGE IN EXCO, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THE AMENDMENTS INTO LEGCO ON 19 FEBRUARY. GIVEN THE SHORT TIME AVAILABLE, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD REPLY TO THE POINT AT PARA 1 ABOVE DESKBY 180030Z.
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